Jewel-bar.



No. 881,066. I PATENTBD MAR. 3, 190a.

H. w. FISHEL. v

JEWEL BAR.

APPLICATION FILE D MAY 13, 1907.

Mtnemav- [77V677t07 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY W. FISHEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND THEODORE H.FISI-IEL, OOPARTNERS TRADING AS FISHEL, NESSLER & COMPANY, OF NEW YORK,N. Y.

JEWEL-BAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented March 3, 1908.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY W. FISHEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at the borough of Manhattan, in the city of New York, in thecounty of New York and State of New York, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Jewel-Bars, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings,forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to jewel bars in which a number of jewels aremounted close together in a row so as to form a bar suitable for use inclasp pins, brooch pins, barrettes, combs and numerous other articles ofjewelry, and the object of the invention is to produce a jewel bar inwhich security in the settings and beauty of efiect are secured in ahigh degree, and in which the advantages of the ordinary box settingsand beaded settings are to a large degree combined.

To the above end the invention comprises a ewel bar in which thesettings are provided at one side with thin walls which are burnisheddown on the jewels in the manner of the ordinary box setting, while atthe other side the jewels are secured by beading, the metal body of thebar being provided at this side with a solid margin affording substancefor beading and also afiording a firm wall to support the jewels duringthe burnishing operation.

The construction above described aifords a bar of greater strength thanbars provided with complete box settings, while the jewels are moresecurely fastened than in the ordinary beaded settings, and theappearance of the bar, especially when used in curved forms with thebeaded sides of the settings on the inside of the curve, combines thebrilliancy of the beaded setting with the handsome exterior finishafforded by the scalloped form of the outer sides of the settings.

I will now describe the embodiment of my invention illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and will thereafter point out my invention inclaims.

In the drawings Figures 1 and 2 are, respectively, a front elevation anda vertical section of a jewel bar embodying my invention, and Figs. 3and 4 are similar views of a modified form, shown in incompletecondition, before the insertion of the jewels.

The bar has a body portion 1 of metal, provided with a series of sockets2 for the reception of the jewels 3'. Along one side of these sockets isa thin wall 4 at the margin of the bar, this wall curving around andembracing almost one-half of each jewel, and being burnished down overthe edge of the jewel, as shown in Fig. 2. At the other side, the barhas a smooth surface terminating, to enhance the brilliancy of thesetting, in burnished beveled surfaces 5 and 6, and between this side ofthe bar and the sockets are surfaces 8 affording material for thebeadings 7 by which the jewels are secured on this side. In Figs. 1 and2 this construction is shown as applied to a horseshoe or other curvedform, and the smooth side of the bar is on the inside of the curve, sothat the scalloped surface formed by the burnished side of the settinggives the bar its outer and more prominent aspect, while the beadingenhances the brilliancy ofthe bar when viewed directly or at a slightangle. To improve the appearance of the bar when viewed at an angle thesockets and jewels are outwardly inclined, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In Figs. 3 and 4 a straight bar is shown, in its condition before theinsertion of the ewels and the burnishing and beading of the settings.

A bar constructed according to the present invention is stronger than abar scalloped on both sides to provide complete box settings, while theexterior appearance of a box setting is secured by so arranging the barin the design that the box side of the settings is outward. The solidwall on one side of the bar affords a firm foundation or backing for thejewels during the burnishing operation on the other side, and the jewelsare therefore secured firmly in place.

It is obvious that various modifications may be made in the details ofconstruction of the embodiment of my invention illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and above described within the nature and scope ofthe invention.

I claim: v

1. A jewel bar comprising a body provided with ewel-receiving sockets, athin wall at one side of each socket, and beading at the other side ofeach socket and jewels secured in the sockets, the thin wall beingburnished down on the ewels.

2. A jewel bar comprising a body provided with jewel-receiving sockets,a thin wall curved around one side of each socket, a solid margin on theother side of the sockets affording material for beading, and beadingformed in such margin and jewels secured in 5 the sockets, the thin wallbeing burnished down on the jewels.

3. A jewel bar comprising a curved body provided with jewel-receivingsockets, a thin outer wall curved around the outer sides of 10 thesockets, a smooth inner wall provided with beading, and jewels securedin the sockets, the thin outer wall being burnished down on the jewels.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

HENRY W. FISHEL.

Witnesses:

JULIUs ABRAHAM, BERNARD CowEN.

